(VCC = 5V, VCM = 0V, RL = 10kΩ connected to VCC/2, SHDN = VCC, TA = +25°C, unless otherwise noted.)
Detailed Description
The MAX4238/MAX4239 are high-precision amplifiers
that have less than 2.5µV of input-referred offset and low
1/f noise. These characteristics are achieved through a
patented autozeroing technique that samples and cancels
the input offset and noise of the amplifier. The pseudorandom
clock frequency varies from 10kHz to 15kHz, reducing
intermodulation distortion present in chopper-stabilized
amplifiers.
Oset Error Sources
To achieve very low offset, several sources of error common
to autozero-type amplifiers need to be considered. The
first contributor is the settling of the sampling capacitor.
This type of error is independent of input-source impedance,
or the size of the external gain-setting resistors. Maxim
uses a patented design technique to avoid large changes
in the voltage on the sampling capacitor to reduce settling
time errors.
The second error contributor, which is present in both
autozero and chopper-type amplifiers, is the charge injection
from the switches. The charge injection appears as current
spikes at the input, and combined with the impedance
seen at the amplifier’s input, contributes to input offset
voltage. Minimize this feedthrough by reducing the size of
the gain-setting resistors and the input-source impedance.
A capacitor in parallel with the feedback resistor reduces
the amount of clock feedthrough to the output by limiting
the closed-loop bandwidth of the device.
The design of the MAX4238/MAX4239 minimizes the
effects of settling and charge injection to allow specification
of an input offset voltage of 0.1µV (typ) and less than
2.5µV over temperature (-40°C to +85°C).
1/f Noise
1/f noise, inherent in all semiconductor devices, is inversely
proportional to frequency. 1/f noise increases 3dB/octave
and dominates amplifier noise at lower frequencies. This
noise appears as a constantly changing voltage in series
with any signal being measured. The MAX4238/MAX4239
treat 1/f noise as a slow varying offset error, inherently
canceling the 1/f noise.
PIN NAME FUNCTION
TDFN SOT23 SO
1 1 6 OUT Amplifier Output
2 2 4 GND Ground
3 3 3 IN+ Noninverting Input
4 4 2 IN- Inverting Input
5 5 1 SHDN
Shutdown Input. Active-low
shutdown, connect to VCC
for normal operation.
6 6 7 VCC Positive Power Supply
— — 5, 8 N.C. No Connection. Not
internally connected.
— — — EP Exposed Pad (TDFN only).
Connect EP to GND.
EMIRR vs. FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY (MHz)
EMIRR (dB)
1000
100
40
20
60
80
100
120
140
0
10
VCC = 5V, RFIN = 16dBm
DC TO 10Hz NOISE
MAX4238/39 toc19
VCC = 2.5V
VEE = -2.5V
1s/div
OUT
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MAX4238/MAX4239 Ultra-Low Oset/Drift, Low-Noise,
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Pin Description
Typical Operating Characteristics (continued)